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			Niecy Nash Cleans House by Angela Scott If you're looking for tips on clearing the clutter in your 9-year-old's closet, tune in to Clean House on the Style Network. There, you'll find the vibrant Niecy Nash giving her spiel on the ins and outs of creating a clutter-free home. That's right. Niecy knows a thing or two about teaching home training basics as the wife of a pastor and mother of three (Dominic, Donielle and Dia), ages 14, 11 and 6 respectively. Not only is Niecy dumping out the grime on "Clean House", she can also be seen fighting crime as Officer Raineesha Williams on Comedy Central's cop spoof, "Reno 911!". A Los Angeles native, Niecy is the epitome of a taskmaster. Recently Parenting Solo columnist Angela Scott tackled Niecy Nash for a chat about the keys to creating a healthy family life. Here's what the wife, mother, comic and actress had to say. > Read article


Hill Harper Wants to Help Today's Youth by Angela Scott In this Q&A with CelebratingChildren.com's Parenting Solo columnist Angela Scott, actor and activist Hill Harper discusses why every black parent should read and recommend Hill's book, Letters To A Young Brother: MANifest Your Destiny. >more Top Teen Chef's Recipe for Backyard Entertaining Adreena Winnfield knows a little something about cooking. As winner of The Art Institutes Best Teen Chef 2005 scholarship competition, Winnfield beat out competitors from all over the U.S. and Canada to take home the prestigious title and a full scholarship worth $35,000 to study culinary arts. >more